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Unemployment Rate Rises Across Bay Area
New report shows Castro Valley jobless rate at 6.6 percent in January
Unemployment has increased in several counties across the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a state report.
The number of people out of work in Alameda County went from 10.8 percent in December to 11 percent in January, according to the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
The report released Friday shows the jobless rate in Castro Valley was 6.6 percent in January. It was 6.4 percent in December.
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In San Francisco County, unemployment increased from 9.2 percent to 9.5 percent.
Marin County saw jobless rates go from 7.9 percent to 8.2 percent, the report said.
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Jobless rates rose in Solano County from 12.1 percent in December to 12.4 percent in January. Santa Clara County's jobless numbers went from 10.4 percent to 10.5 percent.
While unemployment was up in the Bay Area, it decreased slightly for California in January, according to the EDD.
Jobless numbers statewide fell from 12.5 percent in December to 12.4 percent in January, the department's report said.
More than 12,500 non-agricultural jobs were added since December across the state, for a January total of 13,971,200 such jobs in California, according to the EDD.
The unemployment rate is based on a federal survey of 5,500 California households and does not include agricultural jobs, which are handled by another department.
Here's a look at Alameda County's unemployment rates for January 2011. (Data from California Employment Development Department)
January 2011
Unemployment Rate
Alameda County
11.0%
Alameda (City)
7.6%
Albany
4.7%
Ashland CDP
12.7%
Berkeley
10.5%
Castro Valley CDP
6.6%
Cherryland CDP
15.8%
Dublin
6.7%
Emeryville
7.9%
Fairview CDP
6.9%
Fremont
8.0%
Hayward
12.2%
Livermore
7.2%
Newark
10.3%
Oakland
16.5%
Piedmont
5.8%
Pleasanton
5.6%
San Leandro
10.9%
San Lorenzo CDP
8.2%
Sunol CDP
11.5%
Union City
10.3%
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